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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 247 / Tuesday, December 27, 2005 / Notices 76459 

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Dated: December 19, 2005. 

Joan F. Karr, 

Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. E5–7863 Filed 12–23–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Request for Nominations of 

Candidates To Serve on the Board of 

Scientific Counselors, National Center 

for Environmental Health/Agency for 

Toxic Substances and Disease 

Registry, Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention, Department of Health 

and Human Services 

The National Center for 

Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic 

Substances and Disease Registry (NCEH/ 

ATSDR) is soliciting nominations for 

possible membership on the Board of 

Scientific Counselors. This Board 

provides advice and guidance to the 

Secretary, Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS); the Director, 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC); and the Director, 

NCEH/ATSDR, regarding program goals, 

objectives, strategies, and priorities in 

fulfillment of the agencies’ mission to 

protect and promote people’s health. 

The Board provides advice and 

guidance to help NCEH/ATSDR work 

more efficiently and effectively with its 

various constituents and to fulfill its 

mission in protecting America’s health. 

Nominations are being sought for 

individuals who have expertise and 

qualifications necessary to contribute to 

the accomplishments of the Board’s 

objectives. Nominees will be selected 

from experts having experience in 

preventing human diseases and 

disabilities caused by environmental 

conditions. Experts in the disciplines of 

toxicology, epidemiology, 

environmental or occupational 

medicine, behavioral science, risk 

assessment, exposure assessment, and 

experts in public health and other 

related disciplines will be considered. 

Consideration is given to representation 

from diverse geographic areas, gender, 

ethnic and minority groups, and the 

disabled. Members may be invited to 

serve up to four-year terms. Nominees 

must be U.S. citizens. 

The following information must be 

submitted for each candidate: Name, 

affiliation, address, telephone number, 

and current curriculum vitae. E-mail 

addresses are requested if available. 

Nominations should be sent, in 

writing, and postmarked by January 9, 

2006 to: Sandra Malcom, Committee 

Management Specialist, NCEH/ATSDR, 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., 

(MS–E28), Atlanta, Georgia 30333. 

Telephone and facsimile submissions 

cannot be accepted. 

The Director, Management Analysis 

and Services Office, has been delegated 

the authority to sign Federal Register 

notices pertaining to announcements of 

meetings and other committee 

management activities for both CDC and 

the National Center for Environmental 

Health/Agency for Toxic Substances 

and Disease Registry. 

Dated: December 19, 2005. 

Alvin Hall, 

Director, Management Analysis and Services 

Office Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC). 

[FR Doc. E5–7859 Filed 12–23–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Decision To Evaluate a Petition To 

Designate a Class of Employees at 

Chapman Valve Co., Indian Orchard, 

Massachusetts, To Be Included in the 

Special Exposure Cohort 

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC), Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS) gives notice as 

required by 42 CFR 83.12(e) of a 

decision to evaluate a petition to 

designate a class of employees at the 

Chapman Valve Co., in Indian Orchard, 

Massachusetts, to be included in the 

Special Exposure Cohort under the 

Energy Employees Occupational Illness 

Compensation Program Act of 2000. The 

initial proposed definition for the class 

being evaluated, subject to revision as 

warranted by the evaluation, is as 

follows: 

Facility: Chapman Valve Co. 

Location: Indian Orchard, 

Massachusetts. 

Job Titles and/or Job Duties: Various. 

Period of Employment: From 1948 

through 1949 and from 1991–1995 (DOE 

Remediation). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Larry Elliott, Director, Office of 

Compensation Analysis and Support, 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health, 4676 Columbia 

Parkway, MS C–46, Cincinnati, OH 

45226, Telephone 513–533–6800 (this is 

not a toll-free number). Information 

requests can also be submitted by e-mail 

to OCAS@CDC.GOV. 

Dated: December 20, 2005. 

John Howard, 

Director, National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. E5–7809 Filed 12–23–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Designation of a Class of Employees 

for Addition to the Special Exposure 

Cohort 

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC), Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS) gives notice of a 

decision to designate a class of 

employees at the Linde Ceramics Plant, 

in Tonawanda, New York as an addition 

to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) 

under the Energy Employees 

Occupational Illness Compensation 

Program Act of 2000. On December 8, 

2005, the Secretary of HHS designated 

the following class of employees as an 

addition to the SEC: 

Atomic weapons employees who worked at 

the Linde Ceramic Plant from October 1, 

1942, through October 31, 1947, and who 

were employed for a number of work days 

aggregating at least 250 work days, either 

solely under this employment or in